#AE402A#AE402A

#AE402A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.149 H 33.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE402A
RGB	rgb(174, 64, 42)
HSL	hsl(10, 61%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(10, 76%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.2%, 75.9%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.51, 43.73, 36.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.51, 56.97, 39.87°)
OKLab	oklab(52.11% 0.1243 0.0813)
OKLCH	oklch(52.11% 0.149 33.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.7090, 12.8354, 3.6297)
Luminance	0.1283 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE402A #2A98AE

analogous

#AE2A56 #AE402A #AE822A

triadic

#AE402A #2AAE40 #402AAE

tetradic

#AE402A #56AE2A #2A98AE #822AAE

square

#AE402A #56AE2A #2A98AE #822AAE

split-complementary

#AE402A #2AAE82 #2A56AE

monochromatic

#4B1C12 #7D2E1E #AE402A #D25B43 #DE8675

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.89

#AE402A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.57

#AE402A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE402A

5.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE402A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE402A	1.00	5.89	3.57	5.89
#FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F5527

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A6D26

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF243C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae402a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 64, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.149 33.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce7a65',
    500: '#ae402a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae402a;
$custom-light: #ce7a65;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae402a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 10,
    "s": 61.111,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52107,
    "c": 0.14853,
    "h": 33.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12833
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE402A

secondary

#6FB7C5

accent

#C9E444

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEEEB

border

#D4C9C6

text

#150905

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE402A

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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